India

K Natarajan takes over as director general of Indian Coast Guard

Krishnaswamy Natarajan replaced incumbent Rajendra Singh on Sunday, June 30. Singh is retiring after three and a half years of illustrious command.

Jun 30, 2019

Visiting Imambaras in Lucknow? No short skirts, skimpy tops

The District Magistrate (DM) of Lucknow, Kaushal Raj Sharma, after a meeting with the Shia community, has agreed that women wearing short skirts, skimpy tops and other revealing clothes will not be allowed into the Imambaras.

Jun 30, 2019

More than medicine, rain could check AES in Bihar

After 132 children died due to AES in Muzaffarpur alone in June so far, doctors and heath officials are still in dark about exact disease and cause of deaths.

Jun 30, 2019

IAF airlifts stranded rescue team from An-32 crash site in Arunachal

The task of the retrieving the team was delayed due to monsoon rains, hostile terrain, clouds, wild animals, snakes and insects.

Jun 30, 2019

Amarnath Yatra: First batch of devotees leave Jammu to begin pilgrimage

Notable security arrangements, that were reviewed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have been made to ensure a smooth and violence-free Amarnath Yatra this year.

Jun 30, 2019

From Emergency to water crisis: Key things PM Modi said in Mann ki Baat

Almost a month after returning back to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing his first radio programme Mann Ki Baat.

Jun 30, 2019

Akash Vijayvargiya on beating official: 'Not embarrassed, pray I don't get another chance to use bat again'

BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya said that he was not embarrassed at what he did and that he shouldn't get another chance to repeat his actions.

Jun 30, 2019

Aliens in skies? Pulsating UFOs spotted above England sparks fear

These UFOs that appeared in England recently tried to align in a formation, and many people claimed that these are all indications of alien life in deep space

Jun 30, 2019

Terrorist killed in gunfight with forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, internet snapped

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Sunday morning after receiving credible inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Jun 30, 2019

Alwar mob lynching: Pehlu Khan was not named in chargesheet, clarifies Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot tweeted saying that the Congress party is ideologically committed against any kind of lynching committed anywhere in the country.

Jun 30, 2019

World Bank, India sign $250 million loan pact for Rebuild Kerala programme

The World Bank has been working closely with the central government and Kerala government since the floods struck in August 2018 in assessing the impact of the floods and assisting in recovery and reconstruction.

Jun 29, 2019

Alwar lynching: Pehlu Khan posthumously named in chargesheet for smuggling cattle

The chargesheet was prepared in December 2018, days after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's government came into power in Rajasthan.

Jun 29, 2019

Mother-daughter hacked to death over witchcraft accusations in Jharkhand

The two women were killed when a neighbour fell ill after attending a puja at the victims' house.

Jun 29, 2019

Jilted lover stabs 20-year-old woman in broad daylight in Mangaluru

The youth, identified as Sushant, 22, stabbed Deeksha, 20, who was returning to her home from college on Friday evening and then slit himself.

Jun 29, 2019

World Cup 2019: Former Pakistan cricketer claims India will deliberately lose to not let Pakistan qualify

India are on the verge of qualifying for the semi-finals, they just need one more win to ensure their qualification.

Jun 29, 2019